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Blue Meany

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8. That may explain why my gifted daughter doesn't get very high grades but scored

Reply to hedgehog (Reply #3)

Sat Sep 8, 2012, 02:35 PM

Sep 2012

in the 99th percentile for her age group (13) on the SAT. She does seem to excell on proctored tests, but get B's or even C's on routine tests and assignments.

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Studies Find More Students Cheating, With High Achievers No Exception [View all] alp227 Sep 2012 OP

the ONLY time i cheated ever, was religion class. pansypoo53219 Sep 2012 #1

Naive? Or biased? Trillo Sep 2012 #2

It was that way when I was in high school, back in the Middle Ages - hedgehog Sep 2012 #3

you were both right - or rather, neither of you were wrong bread_and_roses Sep 2012 #4

+1000 about individualism! It's as though a lot of people can't conceive of an individuality that is patrice Sep 2012 #5

That may explain why my gifted daughter doesn't get very high grades but scored Blue Meany Sep 2012 #8

"Moreover, there is evidence that the problem has worsened over the last few decades." ronnie624 Sep 2012 #6

Given the way this culture worships test scores, who's surprised? malthaussen Sep 2012 #7

They're taught that the "meritocracy" is only "soi-disant." Igel Sep 2012 #9

I never cheated on school tests.. Doc_Technical Sep 2012 #10

The idealization of Education as God is waning, thanks to reality.... radhika Sep 2012 #11